That the NATO alliance is only growing is proof that Putin made many miscalculations when he decided to invade Ukraine.

NATO members must provide Ukraine with the military, economic and political support to the war.

However, there is one area that they will never be able to compete with us on and that is our alliances.

Frankly, the reality is that our ability to defend Europe will increasingly be constrained as we move to address the threats from the PRC.

I am especially concerned that Canada continues to cut defense spending and still does not have a plan to reach 2 percent.

It would be helpful for Serbia to also address its behavior, as well.

We need to pressure Turkey probably a bit more in the coming years.

what I hear from women veterans in New Hampshire is simply they'd like to know where all the other women veterans are, you know, to talk to them, to have a relationship with them.

I do not think the armed conflict threat is as high as the political instability threat.

That the NATO alliance is only growing is proof that Putin made many miscalculations when he decided to invade Ukraine.

I am glad you raised Turkey because that was my next question.

what they're telling us and what veterans tell us is that, just knowing who the other veterans are in their communities and having that opportunity to find the right match is really important.

I want to be clear. I believe our investment in this alliance is an insurance policy for our collective security and it is at the very heart of America's security and economic interests.

The funding for the supplemental that is going to help the Ukrainians, much of that money is coming back to the defense base in the United States to create jobs here.

We'd love to be there for our veterans. We don't necessarily know who they are. We don't know what they need.

It is the greatest collective security alliance in history, and what started as 12 countries in 1949 has more than doubled.

NATO is a military alliance, but it is also a political alliance.

I am a full believer in this.